I learned a powerful lesson in consciousness when I went to my favorite supermarket some months ago.
I needed a black dye, but I did not know whether or not it was available in the store because I had never needed it.
So, I asked one of the workers there and sure enough, the guy directed me to the aisle where the dye was.
Equipped with the knowledge, I walked towards an aisle that I had passed nearly a thousand times before and picked up my desired item.
While I now knew where to get a black dye anytime I need it in the future, there are still thousands and thousands of products on other aisles in the supermarket that I was totally oblivious to their existence.
Did my ignorance make them less real?
No. The products were still there, but since I did not have the knowledge and need for these products, I was unable to see or experience them – in spite of the fact that they were located in the same supermarket!
You see, everything you’d ever need to live a successful and fulfilled life has already been created. It already exists. Just like my dye was already on its aisle in my favorite supermarket. However, just like I was unable to access my dye till I got help, a lot of people will never be able to access everything that has been provided for them because they do not have a consciousness of where to get it!
Your consciousness is one of the most potent forces that govern the quality of your experiences on this side of eternity. However, by understanding how to harness the power of your consciousness, you would be able to unleash every single drop of potential that God has wrapped within the fibers of your essence.
Have a Consciousness of The Invisible
This is the deal: People have not yet gotten it into their craniums that there are two aspects to life. These are: The physical realm, which constitutes of all that we can interact with our 5 senses and logically explain. And the spiritual realm, which is the invisible causal realm of completed perfect forms which can only be sensed by our spirits.
You see, every individual is essentially made up of 3 parts: spirit, soul and body. However, ever since the Fall, every child given birth to had a dead spirit that was separated from the Life-Giving Essence of God. So, such a child could only interact with his environment with his five senses (body) and his will, emotions, intellect, and conscience (soul). However, when such a person accepts Christ as his Lord and Savior, the very Life-Giving Essence of God quickens the spirit of such man – making it alive and responsive to God!
Unfortunately, spending years on a worldview which is solely conscious of the physical world can take its toll on your consciousness and the quality of your life. It’s only when you have renewed your mind on the Word of God (Romans 12:2) that such mental shackles are shattered.
For instance, Ephesians 2:6 tells us that as believers in the finished work of Christ, God has “made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”
Note that the verb in that verse didn’t say ‘we will be made to sit’ or ‘He is making us sit’
Nope. The verse says God ‘has made us sit together in heavenly places.’
That’s past tense. A done deal!
But how can we be seated in ‘heavenly places’ if we are still very much alive in the physical realm?
Well, that’s because we live twice! In the spiritual realm, as well as, in the physical realm.
Yet, so many people don’t have the right consciousness and they live as though all there is to life is in the ‘here’ and ‘now’. A few more believe that their forays into the spiritual realm would only kickoff when they physically die.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
Jesus said, “…he that believeth on me hath everlasting life” (John 3:16, 6:47).
Do you think Jesus was merely referring to life in heaven after one’s death?
No, it includes the perks too. He was referring to the manifestation of the realities of heaven, here on earth. That’s everlasting life!
No sickness, no pain, no lack, no want. That’s everlasting life!
A life of purpose, abundance, fulfillment. That’s also part of the package called everlasting life.
As it is in heaven, that’s how it is on earth!
That’s the kind of life that Jesus Himself lived here on earth and He wants you to lead the same.
Have a Consciousness of The Finished Work
Genesis 1:1 is a verse that everybody should be really familiar with. It says,
“In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.”
The first time I really meditated on this verse, the verb ‘created’ literally jumped out to me.
Note how the verse did not say,
“In the beginning, God began to create the heaven and the earth.”
Rather, in that verse, we have the past tense form of the verb ‘create’
This implies that in the beginning, God had already completed the creation of everything that needed to be created in heaven and on earth. He had already met every need that would ever be needed on the earth. God had already provided answers for every question that would ever be asked on earth. God had already dished out more than enough wealth and provision for everybody in each generation that would ever tread upon the face of the earth.
In the beginning, it was already finished.
In the beginning, the deal was already completed.
Right there, in the beginning, all prayers had been answered and all needs met.
In that very first verse, everything that would be necessary for a successful life had been created for every single individual that would be born.
Yes, in the beginning, everything was already completed in the spiritual realm of abundant perfect forms!
That’s why God did not bother creating anything on the physical earth for the remainder of the creation story.
All He did was to speak into physical manifestation everything that He knew was already present in the spiritual realm.
Little wonder that 2 Peter 1:3 says,
‘According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue’
Note how the verb is in the past participle form. God created you for glory and virtue and that is why in His Divine Power, He has given us every single thing that we would need to enjoy a full and godly life.
There’s more than enough for everybody.
There is more than enough resources.
There’s more than enough power.
There is more than enough for every single individual that has tread, that is treading, and that will ever tread the surface of this earth.
You were not created to manage through life. No! You were created to enjoy abundance here on earth. But you’d never walk in this abundance if you do not have the consciousness of this abundance. You would never access this wealth available to you if you do not have the consciousness of the fact that there is more than enough to go around.
However, this wealth is a spiritual reality and if you lack the consciousness of the fact that everything is created twice, you would be cheating yourself out of the abundance that God has made available for you.
My Consciousness Story
I remember a time when I was in a desperate need for a job. I was reaching my breaking point because I was starting to get really overwhelmed by my current situation. You know, it’s funny how all the Bible knowledge you’ve accumulated over time seems to desert you in the time of your need.
Anyways, God being faithful started reminding me of this very fact that I am sharing with you – you need to be conscious that there is a spiritual realm, as well as the physical realm. I started gaining my consciousness of the fact that I had everlasting life within me.
This was when it occurred to me that I would be doing myself a great disservice if I lived without a consciousness of the invisible abundance available to me at any given time.
It was like someone switched on my brain! My worries dissolved like a pillar of salt in water.
Since I made that shift in consciousness, I started becoming very thankful for getting a job. If you had seen me during that period, you would have thought that I won the lottery. Such was my happiness and excitement because of my consciousness of the abundance present in the spiritual realm of perfect forms.
Within two months, I got a job.
As I mentioned earlier, your consciousness is one of the most potent forces that govern the quality of your experiences on this side of eternity. The moment you start becoming conscious of the fact that there is a spiritual realm of perfect forms, it’s only a matter of you walking up to the aisle you want and picking up the items you need – be it peace, health or wealth.
If you want to learn more about consciousness, here are some other posts that I have written on the topic
How To Change Your Life By Observing The Unseen
Inward Observation, La Pausa, and How Questions Create Answers
The Power of The Christian Subconscious Mind
